Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-31
weekly Iutslllgsnoer
LANCASTER, MAY 81. 1851.


;uounty, ID very intelligent and conscien-
lDoas member Of the House, and during the
80 semion won high consideration from it
q rsason Of the care and capacity with
vhioh he scrutinized the bills. There are
~ few legislators who trouble them
navu to rive careful examination to all
~ pending measures. The most Of them
- only solicitous to promote their own
hillD, and they are very ready to vote for
neasures Of doubtful value If they can
tAsEsby gain votes for their own.
1r. Wherry says that he has made many
ueeee upon tho methods and measures Of
lsgialation, which he proposes to write out
1be public information. He has found
vssy vicious practices prevalent, and
thinks that the rules Of the House
nssd much amendment. He speci-
- ono abuse that has long been
apparent to even the casual observer
q legislative proceedings, and this is the
]. lAck Of care that is taken to see that the
4 vote recorded is the vote honestly cast. 1t
y . fact that the speaker and the clerks
have the power to make the vote: and that
they suffer themselves to be deceived, will
fully or witlessly, as to the vote really cast.
Ths rules allow the vote Of member to be
/ recorded, come from what part of the
chamber 1t may, although they do not allow
him to speak upon any subject except from
his chair. Az consequence weak .lunged
msmbers seated in the rear of the chamber
cannot get the floor; while persons who
are not members may vote from the lobbies
and concealed places in the names of absent
members. wherry says that this i:
e ~ done and certainly rules that
M US thus abused need to be changed.
Mr.. Wherry furthermore declares that i
happens that the clerks record, and gener
ally in the closing hours of the session, tn
constitutional number of 10l votes, as
majority Of the House, in favor of meas
ure, when there are not that many vote
cast for it, or possibly when there are no
even that many present. He does no
pointedly say that this is maliciously ant
knowingly done, and leaves it open to con
lecture that the clerks are. deceived b.
falsely called votes of absent members
But it is most improbable that the officer
of the House should be thus habitually de
celved, and the fair presumption is tha
they abuse the power with which they ar,
clothed and maliciously do its voting fol
the House.
Mr.. Wherry declares that some of the
most important bills Of the session were
thus passed in the closing hours, and that
tho registry of the bills for passage had
been purposely arranged so as to bring
these doubtful measures up for final action
in the last moments Of the session, when
tho House would be empty and inattentive,
and free scope would be given to the legis.
lAtion. making power of the officers.
These are very serious charges, and that
they are true We are we'll prepared to be-
lieve by our general knowledge Of the mode
ofdoing things In the legislative halls. We
sye glad that they are to receive full expo.
sure, and that Mr.. Wherry has fortified
: himself for the work by the careful notes
tIken by him Of cases Of abuse that will
illustrate and enforce his narrative. II
will be one Of great interest to the people
and one that will be apt to arouse their
high indignation and decided action.
Mr.. Wherry is Democrat and doubles:
expects, as he has reason to do, that his ex
posurc Of the practices Of a Republican
legislature will aid his party t,
overthrow its opponent; of which
he seems to be hopeful, despit,
the almost unbroken record of disaster t.
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania
He thinks the state is q debatable one
and that its disasters in the past have com,
from wilful treachery in the ranks; tina
svery candidate for governor from Bucka
on to Black has been stabbed in the back
and that Pattison won by Independen
Republican support. lie is RICH
about Buckalew and Pattison, and possibl
about the others; though We are not ad
u vised that the Democratic detection wa
70 serious. But he is correct in saving tha
\ thke IL an element in the party that need
IS - b put out; and II he can procure tn
Gvidsnce to do 80 we will aid in the expu,
Z Gntion. We need q Moses and we hor
lhet Mr.. Wherry may be the man. If
6neeosds In demonstrating his charq'
rnlnGt the methods Of legislstion, and
81 oovoging the rascality of the Republics
IL GlclAls, We ahall be hopeful OF the resul
q ~ inquisition into Democratic tr ,asol
Cennencemest Dresses.
AZ this season OF the year the annu
4 0uGGti0n Of commencement dresses for th
sWsst girl graduates with golden hair
ooUn mp for discussion. II II truthful
~ that many young women, whose pi